Andy Roddick has admitted to being 'shocked' by hypothesis that Rafael Nadal may change into the subsequent president of Real Madrid however is worked up by the prospect all the identical. All-time nice Nadal has missed nearly all of the tennis season with an harm, which has seen him slide right down to a hundred and fortieth within the present world rankings.

The 37-year-old Spaniard is predicted to convey the curtain down on his illustrious tennis profession within the close to future, however experiences have now surfaced suggesting that he may exchange Florentino Perez because the Los Blancos prime canine because of his sturdy reference to the vastly profitable La Liga membership.

Former American No 1 Roddick mentioned the potential high-profile transfer on the Tennis Channel and instantly drew comparisons with an analogous scenario within the NFL.

Roddick mentioned: "John Elway did it with the Broncos but he also is a football player. But this is a surprise and it is fantastic if it happens.

"I believe that there could be some essential on-the-job expertise wanted actual fast, this shall be actually cool. I can not faux to know what's going to go on or what on the earth he must study however this can be a stunning headline."

Nadal, who has won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, is still trying to recover from the psoas muscle injury he sustained at the Australian Open in January. After lacking each the French Open and Wimbledon, the former World No 1 has now accepted that his 2023 campaign is already over but hopes to return for one final year on tour in 2024.

His farewell in 12 months is expected to see the popular Spaniard compete in the events that mean the most to him. Nadal is a two-time Wimbledon champion but is the undisputed king of clay, having won the French Open a record 14 times.

Madrid's current president, Perez, has been in the hot seat for the past 14 years but reports in Spain suggest that he could be ready to step down, with both Nadal and former player Emilio Butragueno linked with the role.

Despite being born on the island of Mallorca, Nadal is a lifelong supporter of Madrid and has close links with the likes of Perez. The tennis legend has previously tried to side-step talk of him taking on the presidential role at the Bernabeu, instead showing his support for Perez, but he didn't rule himself out of the job.

Speaking to the Spanish publication El Mundo in 2017, he said: "If you ask me if I would love it, in fact I'd, why not? But there's extra to it.

"I think it will not be. We are very good as we are. We have a great president right now, and I don't think Real Madrid needs me. But we never know what can happen in the future. It is not something I can raise today."